Saturday, April 4, 2015

Hita Station

By any standards, it's a small station. A single train track enters town, and a single track leaves town. At Hita station, the track fans out into multiple tracks, more than enough to handle the three platforms and the boarding of an average of three country trains an hour.

The waiting area is practical and stylish.

This is a beautiful space. The ceiling is finished: it's not a thrown-up drop ceiling.

My preferred seat was at the window, staring out at the three platforms. Others preferred the low surfaces in the middle that serve as benches and tables. Travelers could dump themselves and their bags on the same surface, then sort themselves out.

But, for me, the real kicker was the inner sanctum beyond the sliding doors you can see at the back in the above photograph.